Storied Landscapes: Ethno-Religious Identity and the Canadian Prairies - Brossura

Swyripa, Frances

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0887557201 ISBN 13: 9780887557200

Casa editrice: Univ of Manitoba Pr, 2010

Riassunto

Storied Landscapes is a beautifully written, sweeping examination of the evolving identity of major ethno-religious immigrant groups in the Canadian West. Viewed through the lens of attachment to the soil and specific place, and through the eyes of both the immigrant generation and its descendants, the book compares the settlement experiences of Ukrainians, Mennonites, Icelanders, Doukhobors, Germans, Poles, Romanians, Jews, Finns, Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes. It reveals how each group’s sense of identity was shaped by a complex interplay of physical and emotional ties to land and place, and how that sense of belonging influenced, and was influenced by, relationships not only within the prairies and the Canadian nation state but also with the homeland and its extended diaspora. Through a close study of myths, symbols, commemorative traditions, and landmarks, Storied Landscapes boldly asserts the inseparability of ethnicity and religion both to defining the prairie region and to understanding the Canadian nation-building project.

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Book by Swyripa Frances

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• Editore: Univ of Manitoba Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0887557201
• ISBN 13: 9780887557200
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 296